Memo ran da-file



No. 623,046. Patented Apr. n, I899;

w. srmn.

MEMOBANDA FILE.

(Application filed Sgpt. s, 1896.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

IVALTER L. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY DATE, OF

' AUSTIN, ILLINOIS.

M EMORANDA-FILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,046, dated. April 1 1, 1899.

Application filed September 3,1898- Serial no. 690,168. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: concave sides, so that it may be conveniently Be it known that I, WALTER L. SMITH, a grasped, and I prefer to give the block M the citizen of the United States, and a-resident of general appearance of the back of a book, so Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, that when the cases are arranged side by side have invented certain new and useful Imupon the shelf N of acabinet space is left beprovements in Memoranda-Files, of which the tween the blocks of the several cases for the following is a specification, and which are insertion of the fingers of the user in graspfully illustrated in the accompanying drawing the block for the removal of the case withings, forming part thereof. out disturbing its companions. Indicating 10 My invention relates to that class of files characters may, if desired, be marked upon adapted particularly for use in connection the exposed face of the rib G to generally deswith literary work and intended for the reignate the contents of the case. Such charception of memoranda, clippings, & c. and actors appear in the drawings as PL. its objects are to provide an improved form A plurality of pockets at b c d e, as many in r 5 of case, so that a plurality of cases of correnumber as may be desired, are fitted within sponding configuration may be placed side by the case L. These pockets are preferably of side upon the shelf of a cabinet and each may stout Manila paper and are open at their top be removed therefrom without disturbing its edges and across one end, as shown, respeccompanions to provide an improved form of tively, at p q. I prefer to loosely turn the 20 removable pocket for the case, so that slips upper edges of each of the sides of these pockmay be readily inserted Within the pocket ets inwardly, as shown at if u, and these inwithout removing the same from the case turned flaps may be of unequal length, as and may be easily discharged therefrom when shown. The fold at the juncture of the side of the pocket is removed, and to provide a suitthe pocket and its flap should be but slightly 2 5 able index for each case so related to the sevcreased, so that normally the flap stands away eral pockets of the case that the latter may from the pocket side, of which it forms an inbe individually distinguished at a glance. tegral part, the two flaps t a bearing against These several objects are attained in the coneach other and thereby normally holding the struction hereinafter fully described, and mouth of the pocket open. By means of this 0 which is fully illustrated in the accompanyconstruction the pockets are also held in coning drawings, in whichvenient position for the insertion of slips or Figure 1 is an isometric view of the case, clippings, and the contents of the pocket may taken oblique to three of its sides. Fig. 2 is be readily discharged by removing it from a detail plan section of a cabinet, showing a the case and turning it so that its open end 35 number of my improved cases arranged upon is downward, or the hand of the user may be the shelf thereof; and Fig. 3 is a detail perthrust into such end. spective of one of the removable pockets. The flaps t u serve the further purpose of The case L is oblong-rectangular in form, convenient receptacles for retaining manuand preferably of greater length than height scripts, so that in the preparation of literary 40 and greater height than width, one ofits long- Work a partially-completed manuscript may 0 est and narrowest sides constituting its botbe thrust into the open end of the pocket and tom, and its top being open. This case is have its upper edge caught under one of the made of any suitable rigid or semirigid maflaps. As further data upon the subject of terial, such as pasteboard, and is provided at the manuscript is accumulated it is inserted 5 one end with a vertical block M, preferably within the same pocket, and thereby brings 5 of Wood and secured to the end of the case in the entire subject-matter into one receptacle. any desirable manner, as shown, by means of An index form is imprinted upon one of the strips of binders cloth H, glued to the block sides of the case L and is provided with a diand to the side of the case. This block M is vision or section, as A B C D E, relating to 0 provided with a longitudinal rib G, having or cooperating with each of the pockets at b c 01 6, respectively. The several sections of the index may be separated. As shown, this is accomplished by the use of the heavy lines F.

Each section is united with the top edge of the case L. As shown, this is accomplished by continuing the lines F to such edge, the several lines being separated, so as to form spaces, as A B G D E, corresponding, respectively, with the several sections of theindex. Upon each of the pockets (1, h, c, d, and e is formed an easily-distinguishable mark or tag a, Z), c, d, and 6, respectively, the marking of each pocket being opposite the corresponding space A, B, O, D, or E. For greater convenience of tracing the connection between the last-named spaces and the pocketmarkings to which they relate linesf may be placed upon the flap t constituting continuations of the lines F.

It will be seen that the pocket containing and indicating-marks leading from each section to the top of the case, each pocket beai ing a distinguishing-tag or the like located opposite the mark leading from the indexsection relating to such pocket, substantially as described.

2. In a memorand'a-file or the like, the combination with a case open at the top, of a plurality of flexible pockets fitted within the case, each pocket being open across the top and having the top edges of its sides loosely inturned, substantially as described.

3. In a mem oranda-file or the like, the combination with a case open at the top, of a plurality of flexible pockets fitted within the case, each pocket being open across the top and one end and having atits top an inturned flap, substantially as described.

4. As an article of manufacture, a pocket formed of flexible material and'loeing open loosely inturned along one of the open edges, substantially as described.

5. As an article of manufacture a filing receptacle or pocket having an open edge and having flexible flaps extending loosely into such opening from its sides, substantially as described.

WALTER L. SMITH. Vitnesses:

HENRY DATE, LOUIS K. GILLSON.

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